MEPracticeReview2014

Central Ideas

• Small Forces can be leveraged into large forces (Fd tradeoff)
• Energy is a quantity that can be measured and transformed (Conservation)

Case Studies

• Direction-changing machines--Balance (calculating moments)
• Force-multiplying machines--levers, W/A, pulleys
• Speed-multiplying machines--gears, W/A
• Mechanical Advantage can be calculated
• Chemical Energy--Heat--Mechanical Energy--Electrical Energy

Chapter Study Guide

• Blank (for you to fill in)
• Answer Key (for you to make sure you've got the details straight)

Review Activities